"I am attempting to speak honestly and openly to the American people," Stormy Daniels said in a statement appended to the fund-raiser. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Stormy Daniels is trying to make it rain.

The porn star who allegedly had an extramarital affair with Donald Trump is asking the American people to help her cover the legal fees associated with her lawsuit against the President.

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"I am attempting to speak honestly and openly to the American people about my relationship with now President Donald Trump, as well as the intimidation and tactics that he, together with his attorney Michael Cohen, have used to silence me," Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, wrote in a statement appended to an online fund-raiser launched Wednesday.

Daniels' had collected nearly $15,000 as of 3:30 p.m.

The X-rated actress filed a lawsuit against President Trump last week alleging that a "hush agreement" she signed should be invalidated because he never signed it. The agreement, facilitated by Cohen 12 days before the 2016 election, prohibits Daniels from speaking publically about a year-long affair she had with Trump in 2006. The steamy affair began just a few months after First Lady Melania gave birth to Trump's youngest son, Barron, according to court papers.

Avenatti has vowed to fight a "bogus" arbitration ruling that gags Daniels from speaking about the affair.

Trump has yet to personally address Daniels' claims. Cohen maintains that the affair never happened, but admitted in January that he paid Daniels $130,000. He has refused to say why he made the payment or if he was ever reimbursed by Trump's campaign. If he was, Trump could have violated campaign-finance laws.

Daniels went on the defensive Wednesday afternoon after a Twitter user accused of her of soliciting public donations even though she supposedly has "deep pocket shadow figures who are willing to pay for her defense."

"If one (or a few) people contribute a large sum, it opens myself up to rumors of being influenced and/or accused of simply being a pawn for a rich person's agenda," Daniels tweeted. "I did it this way to protect myself."